Geographical variations in hip fracture risk for women: Strong effects hidden in standardised ratios

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-377

  Barbier, S ^a,b   Ecochard, R ^a,b   Schott, A M ^a,c,d   Colin, C ^a,c,d   Delmas, P D ^a,e   Jaglal, S B ^f   Couris, C M ^a  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hip fracture risk; Osteoporosis; Population studies; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 60349091234     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0687-y     Document Type: Article

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